Rule 210 - Approval of Arrest Warrant Applications(a) The District Attorney of Armstrong County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.J.C.P. 210(b), no arrest warrant application charging any offense set forth in subsection (b), below, shall hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless it has been approved by an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to its filing.(b) Subsection (a) of this rule shall apply when any of the following offenses is charged: (i) Criminal homicide, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2501;(ii) Murder in any degree, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502;(iii) Voluntary manslaughter, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503;(iv) Involuntary manslaughter, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2504;(v) Homicide by vehicle, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3732;(vi) Homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3735;(vii) Aggravated assault, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1) through (6), inclusive(viii) Rape, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121;(ix) Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123;(x) Robbery, in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i) through (iv), inclusive; and(xi) Aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3735.1. Adopted October 3, 2006, effective 11/20/2006Comment
The approval of the attorney for the Commonwealth may be oral in appropriate circumstances. When feasible, such oral approval should be communicated directly to the judicial officer, who should make proper notations thereof.